Everybody is Welcome at Mount Moriah.
For over 130 years, Mount Moriah has served as a Progressive Witness of Jesus Christ in Pembroke and North Bryan County. At Mount Moriah, you find yourself in a warm and welcoming environment that will allow you to experience real folks abiding in community, loving each other, and serving God. As a small congregation in a beautiful rural setting, we have convenient parking located near the front entrance for our first-time guests. Our Mount Moriah Ushers will be glad to help you find a seat for the worship service.
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Beyond hospitality, Mount Moriah is committed to being Christian stewards of love. As such, we practice love, build the beloved community, and pursue social justice. We believe the overwhelming message of the Bible, in story after story, is that of God's radical love and welcome. Every time we think we know who's in and who's out, God does something to challenge those assumptions, unbind our hearts and minds from old ways of understanding, and draw the circle ever wider.
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Our doors are wide open to people from all backgrounds, regardless of where they are on their spiritual journey. Together, we are striving to become a place where there's relevant teaching, heart-felt worship, honest friendships, constant prayer, and compassionate care. So whether you are a spiritual seeker who is just starting to ask questions about God or a committed Christian who wants to sink the roots of your faith even deeper, you can find a home here at Mount Moriah!
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Enjoy Connection
THROUGH WORSHIP | Sunday services start at Noon, following Sunday School, on the First, Second, and Fourth Sundays. Learn more.
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THROUGH STUDY | Sunday School for all ages begins at 11:30 a.m. Additionally, there is a Morning Devotion every Wednesday at 6:30 am. Just dial 717.908.1726 and use Passcode 1065315# to participate. Learn more.
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THROUGH SERVICE | One of the most important values of Mount Moriah is our mission to the Pembroke community. Mount Moriah's members are involved in a variety of church-based ministries and community partnerships. Feel free to contact our Church Clerk with further questions.
Impact Through Ministry
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FOCUS ON THE FAMILY | This month, our ministry turns to the heart of our survival and flourishing — the family. In a world that has tried everything to destroy the Black family, we boldly refuse to participate in its destruction. Instead, we realign our faith and actions to protect, strengthen, and uplift this sacred institution. Family is not only God’s design, but also our community’s anchor and our children’s inheritance.
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On the First Sunday, we lift up the Afrocentric value of honoring our Elders. Senior Day reminds us that wisdom, grace, and history live in those who have walked before us. Scripture commands us to “honor your father and your mother” (Exodus 20:12), and we recognize that our survival as a people has always been tied to respecting and learning from our elders across generations.​
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On the Second Sunday, we gather around our shared rituals, especially the Lord’s Table. Communion is more than bread and cup; it is an intergenerational courageous conversation, a moment when children, youth, adults, and elders are bound together in Christ’s love. In remembering Him, we remember each other, walking hand in hand across generations. These shared practices strengthen us to endure, to celebrate, and to pass down faith and resilience as a living legacy.
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The Fourth Sunday turns our attention to the young and their flourishing. “Children are a heritage from the Lord” (Psalm 127:3), and we affirm that our youth are more than the church of tomorrow — they are God’s testimony today. In a society that too often disregards their gifts and burdens them with inequity, we declare that the church will be their sanctuary, their springboard, and their place of hope and growth.​
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A LEGACY OF SACRED SURVIVAL | Our church was born in a season much like this one—a time when the promise of freedom following the Civil War was under attack. By 1890, the gains of Reconstruction were being rolled back. The forces of white supremacy were gathering strength: lynch mobs roamed free, Black Codes hardened, and Plessy v. Ferguson was on the horizon, ready to legalize segregation and deny Black dignity. Learn more.
But in the face of that storm, our ancestors gathered. They built. They prayed. They taught their children. They praised their God. They declared, by their very living: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end.” (Lamentations 3:22)
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Now, 135 years later, we find ourselves at a similar crossroads. And yet, we gather again. We gather to remember, to rejoice, and to recommit. Join us, Sunday, July 13, 2025, at 11:30 for Sunday School and Noon for Worship.
Mount Moriah at 135
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About Community
Established in 1890, the Mount Moriah Baptist Church has stood as a physical representation of the hope and determination of the African-American spirit. Through the years as a school, community center, and civil rights organizing meeting hall, Mount Moriah has always served people through its Watch, Witness, and Worship.
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At Mount Moriah, all our resources are utilized to provide a Christ-centered setting where people in this community can be redeemed to a personal relationship with Christ, reconciled to God and his people, restored to wholeness, to well-being, and revived for a full life involved in service to others.
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At Mount Moriah, you can be redeemed, reconciled, restored, and revived. Let's go!
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The Reverend Dr. Francys Johnson well serves Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church. The pulpit of Mount Moriah has long provided community-wide leadership.
Over the last 25 years, Dr. Johnson has also exemplified the values of Christian service with humility before the congregation of Pembroke. He is also the Senior Pastor of the Magnolia Baptist Church of Statesboro. First Lady Meca Williams-Johnson’s particular success in youth programming and academic mentoring is an asset to the ministries of Mount Moriah. Further, they are ambassadors of our faith community to the region and nation.